communicable
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //kəmˈjunəkəbəɫ// UK //kəmjˈuːnɪkəbəl// com·mu·ni·ca·ble
adj. describing a disease that can spread from one person to another, usually through touch, air, or food.
adj. capable of being transmitted from one person or organism to another, typically through direct or indirect contact. Often used in medical or public health contexts.
The doctor said the flu is a communicable disease.
Public health officials are working to contain the spread of this communicable illness in the local school system.
While some infections are easily managed in a clinical setting, others remain highly communicable in crowded urban environments where social distancing is difficult to maintain.